The Acting Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Alhaji Jalal Ahmad Arabi, explained on Monday the rationale behind his visits to notable Islamic leaders and clerics last weekend.
Arabi, who assumed office Wednesday following his appointment by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, according to a release made available to Tribune Online by NAHCON Deputy Director, Information and Publications, Alhaji Mousa Ubandawaki, stated that the visitation was part of his consultative drive to strengthen the commission’s effort to achieve success during the 2024 Hajj.
The acting chairman asserted that the success of Hajj is a collective responsibility, and therefore every stakeholder in the Hajj industry needs to be carried along in order to work together as a team to achieve this.
Arabi stated that the role of Islamic leaders could not be overemphasised, as they played a very significant and critical role in the success or otherwise of Hajj in the country.
He, therefore, solicited the support and cooperation of the leaders and clerics in realising the objective of Hajj for Nigerian pilgrims.
“Success can only be achieved through consultations and teamwork,” Ubandawaki quoted Arabi as having said.
The NAHCON boss, upon his assumption of office last week, promised to engage and consult stakeholders in the Hajj industry with a view to achieving success.
To demonstrate his promise, Arabi visited the spiritual leaders of the Qadriyyah sect, Sheikh Qaribullahi Nasiru Kabara in Kano, and the spiritual leader of the Tijaniyya group, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi.
The NAHCON chairman also visited the leaders of JIBWIS, Dr. Abdullahi Bala Lau and Sheikh Muhammadu Sani Yahaya Jingir, also of JIBWIS, in Abuja and the group’s headquarters in Jos, respectively.
In their separate responses, the Islamic leaders affirmed their support for the NAHCON’s new leadership and promised to use their knowledge, expertise, and experience to assist the commission’s new helmsman in achieving the goal of seamless Hajj operations in 2024.
They also expressed their appreciation to Arabi for the visit.
The Chairman/CEO was accompanied on the visit by the former Minister of FCT and Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Dr Aliyu Modibbo; a former NAHCON Chairman/CEO, Barrister Abdullahi Muhammad Mukhtar; Special Adviser to the President on Print Media, Mallam Abdulaziz Abdulaziz; and some personal aides of the chairman.
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